A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
  • 1. At the beginning of the play, Scrooge tells his nephew Fred that celebrating Christmas
A) can never do him any good.
B) makes a person richer.
C) brings back sad memories.
D) is best done by giving to charity.
  • 2. The journey to Christmas Past reveals that Scrooge
A) had a mean boss when he was young.
B) has never loved anyone.
C) gave generously to others in the past.
D) was lonely as a child.
  • 3. Young Ebenezer did not marry his sweetheart because she
A) refused him.
B) was too young.
C) lied to him.
D) was poor.
  • 4. Which best expresses the theme of A Christmas Carol?
A) knowledge
B) friendship
C) redemption
D) charity
  • 5. A person who is DESTITUTE is
A) poor
B) moody
C) foolish
D) rich
  • 6. If you TRANSFORM something, you
A) change it
B) love it
C) disagree with it
D) move it
  • 7. If a gift is ANONYMOUS, the giver does not reveal
A) his or her name
B) what it is for
C) how much it costs
D) how large it is
  • 8. When you ENDEAVOR to do something, you
A) make someone else do it
B) refuse to do it
C) try to do it
D) wish to do it
  • 9. A FINALE of a play is
A) during the prologue
B) at the end
C) in the beginning
D) during the climax
  • 10. Scrooge turns down his nephew Fred's invitation to Christmas dinner because he
A) doesn't like Fred's wife
B) doesn't feel well
C) plans to do something for the Crachits instead
D) prefers not to celebrate Christmas
  • 11. The Gentleman Visitor who comes to Scrooge's office wants Scrooge to
A) close his office for Christmas
B) go into business with him
C) help the poor by donating money
D) remember his childhood
  • 12. To Scrooge, Fezziwig seemed a wonderful master because Fezziwig
A) made the people who worked for him happy
B) loved parties and often entertained
C) taught Scrooge how to become wealthy
D) never worried about money
  • 13. The Ghost of Christmas Present shows Scrooge sights that
A) make him feel justified in his attitude toward Cratchit
B) put a human face on poverty and suffering
C) remind him of better times
D) frighten him
  • 14. The Spirit of Christmas Yet to Come helps Scrooge understand that
A) wealth is the best route to happiness
B) everything works out best in the end
C) a life of greed is pointless in the end
D) no one can take advantage of you if you don't let them
  • 15. At the end of the play, Scrooge discovers
A) he can't really change the future
B) making other people happy can bring him joy
C) the people he has hurt will not forgive him
D) he can pay others to do things he doesn't want to do himself
  • 16. What is the meaning of the word SURPLUS?
A) friendless
B) charitable
C) being satisfied
D) more than enough
  • 17. What was the relationship between Marley and Scrooge?
A) they were business partners
B) they were brothers
C) they were boss and employee
D) they were uncle and nephew
  • 18. Who invited Scrooge to eat on Christmas Day?
A) his clerk
B) his nephew
C) his nephew's wife
D) his clerk's wife
  • 19. What are SCENES in a play?
A) two or more scenes together
B) sequence of related events
C) what the action is divided up into
D) to the back of the stage
  • 20. What are ACTS in a play?
A) to the back of the stage
B) conflict is resolved
C) to the front of the stage
D) two or more scenes together
  • 21. For most of the play, which of the following IS true?
A) Scrooge had no friends
B) Everyone loved Scrooge
C) Scrooge was a very poor man
D) Scrooge never loved anyone in his life
  • 22. The ghost of Marley told Scrooge that he:
A) would be haunted by three spirits
B) would be going on a long journey
C) would get married
D) would lose all his money
  • 23. The ghost of Christmas Past took Scrooge:
A) to see his nephew
B) to a funeral
C) to visit the school where Scrooge grew up
D) to a program at church
  • 24. It was __________ for Scrooge to visit the Christmases of his past life.
A) neither painful or pleasant
B) both pleasant and painful
C) pleasant
D) painful
  • 25. When did the Ghost of Marley tell Scrooge the first two visitors would come?
A) at four o'clock
B) at midnight
C) at two o'clock
D) at one o'clock
  • 26. Bob Cratchit was Scrooge's:
A) son
B) brother
C) doctor
D) employee
  • 27. Who was ill in the story?
A) Scrooge's clerk's son
B) Ebenezer Scrooge
C) Scrooge's employee
D) Scrooge's nephew
  • 28. What did Scrooge choose as Sweetheart returned the engagement ring?
A) money
B) friendship
C) love
D) health
  • 29. Ironically, the number one reason Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol was for:
A) money
B) fame
C) love
D) enlightenment
  • 30. At the end of the story, Scrooge promises to:
A) hire his nephew
B) fire Bob Crachit
C) honor Christmas all year long
D) talk to the door knocker every day
  • 31. What is DRAMA?
A) instructions for director, actor and stage crew
B) literature in play form
C) objects the actor uses or carries
D) conversations between characters
  • 32. What are STAGE DIRECTIONS?
A) literature in play form
B) the form dramas are written in
C) conversations between characters
D) instructions for the director, actor and stage crew not meant to be read aloud
  • 33. What is a NARRATOR?
A) an actor that plays a small role with few lines
B) an actor that plays a large role with many lines
C) two or more scenes grouped together
D) an actor that sets the scene and comments on the action
  • 34. What are PROPS?
A) objects an actor uses or carries
B) conversations between characters
C) literature in play form
D) to the back of the stage
  • 35. The CLIMAX or TURNING POINT of the story is when Scrooge sees:
A) the Christmas party at Fred's house
B) the Gentleman visitor asks for money for the poor
C) himself and Sweetheart dancing
D) the Crachit family after Tiny Tim's death; sees his own death
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